{"id":1738,"date":"2009-07-16T04:39:57","date_gmt":"2009-07-16T08:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=1738"},"modified":"2011-11-18T18:37:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T23:37:31","slug":"paris-day-4-feeling-artistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/paris-day-4-feeling-artistic\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris, Day 4: Feeling Artistic"},"content":{"rendered":"

We started out the day with lunch at L’Avenue<\/a> with our Paris-based friend James Lieber.<\/p>\n

\"James

James and MrB on Avenue Montaigne.<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanks for lunch, James!<\/p>\n

After lunch, MrB and I headed to an exhibition of graffiti art called Born in the Streets. I was thrilled to be able to wear my new Francis graffiti dress while surrounded by graffiti. It was the real-life version of my Alexander McQueen dress project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Where's

Where's Wendy?<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Peekaboo!\"

Peekaboo!<\/p><\/div>\n

The backgrounds I’m standing against were painted outside the building in honor of the exhibit inside. But as we walked away, I noticed other, less-official-looking graffiti. This van had “Police” scrawled on the front and “Flics” (French slang for police) on the side.<\/p>\n

\"I

I wondered if this was part of the show.<\/p><\/div>\n

The entrance of the nearby Metro station was also covered in graffiti.<\/p>\n

\"Now

Now I have a song by Berlin stuck in my head.<\/p><\/div>\n

On the way to the Metro, I was intrigued to see a woman walk by wearing shoes that were the same color as mine, so I took a photo of her too.<\/p>\n

\"Don't

Don't step on our blue suede shoes.<\/p><\/div>\n

MrB and I ended the day with a bistro meal at an outside table, enjoying white wine, perfect weather and le<\/em> second-hand smoke.<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: Thanks to everyone who told me the Ossie Clark news<\/a>. I’ve actually known about this for more than a week now via my friend Al Radley<\/a>, but I was unable to say anything ahead of the official announcement. I think it’s for the best. Al<\/a> can relicense the name to someone who won’t make a mess out of it. As for what happened, the CEO, Roland Green<\/a>, seemed like a reasonable guy. However, I thought Avsh Alom Gur<\/a> wasn’t the right designer for the brand and that the financial backer, Marc Worth<\/a>, didn’t have the proper strategy to make it a success. I hope to see the line revived again at a lower price point…with me as creative director, of course! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We started out the day with lunch at L’Avenue with our Paris-based friend James Lieber. Thanks for lunch, James! After lunch, MrB and I headed to an exhibition of graffiti art called Born in the Streets. I was thrilled to be able to wear my new Francis graffiti dress while surrounded by graffiti. It was…<\/p>\n

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